Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] be of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nature , Sickert insisted , is not going to sit still and wait till you have got what is there — all the most interesting things that happen are of the most momentary description . |
| 2 | But , whatever their idiosyncrasies and complexities , this highly individual body of printers served the book well and , if they sometimes failed in their human relationships , achieved in print a beauty and harmony that have been of inestimable benefit to us all . |
| 3 | Yeah , yeah you could certainly point out the areas that have been of interest to you and perhaps I could follow up with a phone call to er to Peter in the |
| 4 | All that we can see , feel , touch , taste and hear is of one , all-pervading force — the god force . |
| 5 | ‘ But time is of the essence . |
| 6 | But time is of the essence . |
| 7 | But time is of the essence . |
| 8 | that the premises in respect of which the grant was made have been completed in accordance with the plan thereof lodged with the board , or ( b ) that the premises have been completed and that such deviations from the said plan as exist are of minor importance and have not materially altered the character of the premises or the facilities for the supply of alcoholic liquor thereat . |